| Nombre común | Dark-shouldered snake eel |
| Lengua | English |
| Tipo | Vernacular |
| Nombre comercial oficial | No |
| Fila | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| País | Micronesia |
| Localidad | |
| Referencia | Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994 |
| Estadio de desarrollo | juveniles and adults |
| Sexo | females and males |
| Base | primary lexeme |
| Primer modificador | non-fish animal |
| Segundo modificador | color pattern(s) |
| Observaciones | 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978); 'snake' like 'serpent' and 'snail' is etymologically the 'crawling' animal, from a prehistoric German base denoting 'crawl' (p. 485 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 37816. |